A misnomer is a wrong or unsuitable name. It’s a misnomer to call your grandmother “Grandfather,” the same way it’s a misnomer to call a chair with four legs that doesn’t move unless you drag it across the floor, a rocking chair.
The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title.
Noun
an incorrect or unsuitable name
n.
The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a
complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or
inapplicable name or title.
v. t.
To misname.
Misnomer
Many of the changes, by a great misnomer, called parliamentary "reforms".
The word "synonym" is fact a misnomer.
Misnomer
The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title.
To misname.
Usage Examples
Some have called we rock and roll performers who never retire 'troubadours.' I enjoy this misnomer immensely. While there are many differences between me and my distant predecessors in L'Occitane, I do believe there is a lineage that connects us of the last 70 years with those romantic singers of the High Middle Ages.
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